Killsonic fundraiser #1

Last night was beyond fun!

Thank you to everyone that came

out in the bitter cold to watch us play.

We'll be having one more in March.

Here are some photographs 

from Mr. Esau Rosales

help us get to new york!

short notice, I know, but tonight

Saturday February 26th 

Killsonic will be holding a fundraiser

(so we can all go to New York in April)

at Edgar Varela Fine Arts 

in downtown L.A.

for more info click here

We will play 2 sets. 

starting at 11 pm

and smashed in the middle,

you can hear/see/smell

this wild and crazy guy

February giveaway!!!

I'm finished with the second layer!

I plan on doing an entire third layer on the figure,

but beside some minor touch ups and a few twilight flies,

It's finished. 

I'm not 100% sure what frame 

will be given away with the print,

but there's a 84% chance it will be the one in the photo.

to enter,

 leave a comment with your answer to the question below

your friends would say you're more of an 

a. tin woodsman

b. lion

c. scarecrow

you have until the last day of February.

remember,

the winner will receive a framed print

GOOD Luck :)

stay tuned...

I'll be back later tonight with the entry post 

for February's giveaway 

(want to finish with the 2nd layer)

until then,

I'm super excited for this show 

coming up next month!!!

Secondhand Haunts

I found this little elephant pocket mirror

at the council thrift shop on Sherman Way.

I'm not exactly sure how much it cost 

because the lady gave me 

the mirror, a waffle iron, and a scarecrow knife

all for $5.00

I also attended a baby shower in the pouring rain 

on saturday for the sweetest girl in the world, Suda.

I got her a gift card to target,

a infant's silk dress,

"Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. suess

(thick cardboard baby-proof edition)

and a toddler size white vintage sweater made in Itay.

This is my Faaantastic gift wrapping job.

It cost me $0.00 ;)

Although I'm not finished with the painting for February's giveaway

I plan on posting the entry question tomorrow.

a peek into our radio experience

Last month, Dulce de Leche danced through 

the air waves of the radio kind.

José put together this video from footage Esau shot.

If you'd like to listen to the whole performance

(minus the interview)

click here

.........

and

For those of you aimlessly wandering around

 the streets of Los Angeles friday

Killsonic will be performing at secret locations

throughout the night.

We're meeting at Union Station at 8pm. 

Which really means 9.

come join us :)

under the good layers

Every painting I make has at least three layers.

this is a progress shot 

of this months painting.

The background wash.

The layer that guides the colors I choose.

creature of the heart

This is a creature I created 

inspired by the heart shape.

I've recently been into drawing with colored pencil. 

There's something magical about the end result.

It makes me feel like a Disney illustrator.

I'm going to paint this guy eventually.

It will go into that big black frame from last 

Sunday's secondhand haunts.

I finally got a quality scan from my moleskine.

So I plan on posting a sketch a week. 

speaking of sketches,

Here is a much better image of my 

February giveaway sketch.

Happy Valentines day :)

Secondhand Haunts

This secondhand haunt was actually a gift

from my good friends Jorge and Vanessa.

They found the horse at a garage sale.

I love this wooden sculpture because 

the drawing style in the eyes 

reminds me of Dr. Seuss!

The string of pink lantern lights cost me $2.99 at Goodwill

While José took the last photo 

I had to hold our pooches.

Boo. and Bean.

February giveaway sketch peek

I've finally finished the sketch for this months giveaway.

It took quite a bit of time because I'm not used 

to drawing things in a different perspective.

But that's one of my secret goals hiding 

in the shadows of these giveaways. 

I'm going to start painting tonight :)

Secondhand Haunts

When I was little, I was fascinated by bugs.

I collected them, and made them little homes in glass jars.

Now, I collect frames, and create creatures to inhabit them. 

Sometimes the frames I find are in poor condition 

(because they are always secondhand).

So, I spray paint them. 

I found the large frame at goodwill for $5.99

and the three smaller ones for $2.99

I know what's going in each of these frames, 

I just have to find the time to fill them :)

Bloglovin

Follow my blog with bloglovin

Bloglovin is a great way to manage the blogs you follow. 

especially If (like me) you forget 

the titles when you discover new blogs. 

I'm hoping to finish the feb. giveaway drawing tomorrow.

Then start painting next week.

Here are a couple of lost photos of Dulce de Leche

(All photo's by Esau Rosales)

and the winner is...

Congratulations Rick!!!

I know who you are, 

and already made the delivery,

so no need to send me your mailing address :)

Here is the full image of the finished painting.

I've already started sketching out preliminaries for February.

I'll share them soon.